inspiring wannabe rappers everywhere: the new hourglass Ambient illumination edit Vol. 3 ($80)
Hourglass, Hourglass,
Your makeup kicks @ss.
Hourglass, Hourglass,
Face powders lit with all the sass.
Hourglass, Hourglass,
Prepare to decrease some major cash!
They state that you ought to never provide up on your dreams…but I don’t believe they were referring to me as well as my dream of ending up being M.C. Makeup, since I’m a sh*tty rapper! I may understand all the words to many of Lil’ Kim’s songs, however that doesn’t imply they come out in the best order, haha.
This palette, though? — the new hourglass Ambient illumination edit – volume 3? It IS coming out in the best order, since this is the third year in a row that hourglass has done a palm-sized travel set o’ powders for the holidays, as well as it’s numero three.
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I like the very first one, Vol. 1, as well as still utilize everything the time. The second one, however, I purchased however soon returned because, even though I believed it was beautiful, it wasn’t best for my skin tone. It was as well light.
Like the very first one, Vol. 3 has six pans of deal with powder that I believe will fit much more skin tones than ever. It likewise looks quite stylish in that beautiful increased gold packaging, however it should…because it’s $80.
Top row, from the left: completing Powder in Diffused Light, Strobe Powder in Hypnotic Strobe Light (NEW) as well as completing Powder in dim Light; bottom row from the left: Bronzer in luminous Bronze Light, blush in Surreal Halo (NEW) as well as blush in Pure impact (NEW)
Of the six pans, three are re-promotes — dim Light, Diffused Light as well as luminous Bronze Light — as well as three are NEW! — Surreal Halo as well as Surreal Halo (which are blushes), as well as Hypnotic Strobe (a highlighter).
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Both Surreal Halo as well as Pure impact are darker as well as much more intense than the colors in last year’s palette, which is potentially great news for marvelous medium-toned mavens as well as darker damsels.
Hourglass Ambient illumination edit – volume 3: the six shades
Dim Light — This subtly luminous peachy beige can set your makeup, as well as it doubles as a highlighter. It produces that trademark hourglass Ambient Powder sheen.
I dig this one. I’ve been utilizing it as an all-over deal with powder as well as to set concealer.
Diffused Light — This warm pale yellow can set, highlight as well as conceal redness, however I can’t truly work it now since I still have a tan from summer. For now at least, it’s borderline chalky on me.
Lighter lovelies are in luck, as well as I suspect that it’ll likewise work much better for me as we get better to winter.
Luminous Bronze Light — This medium tan has golden undertones as well as produces a subtle golden sheen. I believe it works much better as a bronzer than a contouring powder, however view out — if I apply as well much of it over big areas on my face, it looks muddy as well as kinda filthy (especially on my cheeks).
I much choose hourglass Radiant Bronze Light, which is warmer as well as much more golden, however this one’s likewise extremely quite if you get the amount right.
Surreal Halo blush (NEW, special to this palette) — This bright berry is absolutely beautiful as well as produces a extremely natural flush. I don’t have anything else rather like it in my hourglass collection.
I like applying it by doing huge sweeps with a big fluffy clean because, for some reason, it looks truly great when you cover a great deal of skin with it.
Pure impact blush (NEW, special to palette) — This bright petal pink is brighter as well as much more intense than the other pink hourglass blushes out there.
I like layering it on top of Surreal Halo, where I’ll do a little pop of color on the apples of my cheeks.
Hypnotic Strobe Highlighter (NEW, special to palette) — This shimmering champagne gold is fantastic for subtle highlights.
Swatch out! From the top: completing Powder in Diffused Light, Strobe Powder in Hypnotic Strobe Light (NEW), completing Powder in dim Light, Bronzer in luminous Bronze Light, blush in Surreal Halo (NEW) as well as blush in Pure impact (NEW)
What pores, bruh?
In true hourglass fashion, these powders are expected to look great in whatever type of light you occur to discover yourself in. They even state that your skin is expected to look like you just ran it with a filter, so smoother, softer as well as much more radiant (but not greasy). They phone call it “Photoluminescent technology,” which is advertising speak, however in this situation I don’t believe it’s making these powders noise fancier than they are. These completes are uncommonly kind to my 40+ skin, regardless of the illumination situation.
I took these pics in natural light, as well as I believe my skin looks luminous. Itlikewise stayed this method all the time long, so huzzah! I like it.
There’s a great deal going on here, I know. The foundation is Fenty mixed with Fenty Primer.
$80 is mad CRAY, though
If you’re a woman of a specific age, you may autumn head-over-heels in like with this palette, however if you’re a teenager or a 20-something with porcelain skin, as well as you’ve never seen a pore up close in your life, sh*t girl! — delight in it while you can, ’cause it doesn’t last forever. save those pennies for a day when you’ll really requirement something with skin-smoothing power like these.
Basically, if you’re >30 as well as all about high-end products that don’t look heavy as well as won’t highlight your pores, that $80 may be worth it.
Wearing MAC vintage Matte liquid Lipcolour in Back in vogue on my lips as well as MAC paint Pot in Constructivist mixed with a bit deal with oil on my lids.
Also extremely suggested if you’re new to Hourglass
Unlike numerous brands, hourglass consistently releases LE products that are just also made as their long-term products, as well as Vol. 3 is no exception.
This is pure speculation, however I wouldn’t be amazed if they added the two blushes as well as highlighter to the long-term line someday. They’ve done it before, so I’m just sayin’… If you’re already rocking a robust hourglass collection as well as own singles of the re-promotes in Vol. 3, you may want to wait.
All of this in the palm of your hand…
Otherwise, yeah, if you’re new to the line, are okay with the price, as well as are — ugh, I don’t want to state “mature,” since it’s so played out — however let’s just state that if you’ve been kicking @ss as well as taking names for a number of decades, then Vol. 3 is quite splurge-worthy.
If you’re interested, it’s offered now on the internet as well as at hourglass counters.
Your friendly community charm addict,
Karen
P.S. So…poop. I touch it now. like every day.
Not my poop! I imply the baby’s poop. She’s going with a “Let me reach into my diaper as well as see what’s up” phase.
Seriously, it’s all fun as well as games up until there’s poop around the place. LOL.
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Anyway, that’s why I haven’t been around much today. The Coywolf has been additional needy.
She’s over her cold, though, so that’s a huge PLUS. best now I’m trying to figure out if I want to have French fries or Chinese food for dinner. Or both. Hmm… perhaps some Tom Ford Lipstick will assist me decide.
Hope you had a great day.